Compact Vase GOLD by Victor Voitko - TrickMany magicians perform the Sands of the desert trick. In this trick, the visual effect is extremely important, so that all spectators can see how you're pouring the sand into the vase, how the sand is getting mixed, how the water inside the vase is getting darker. If the vase isn't the stem one and merely stands on the table, then the visual effect becomes far less impressive than it's supposed to be. With a tall stem vase, the visual effect is